500Club

Larry - or whomever -

 

I want to get all variant covers of My Little Pony. Can you order them for me?

 

I am quite serious about this, I don't want to go to 18 stores to find them.

Be on the lookout for the Ron Jeremy baloney pony variant!

Some of us appreciate what you contribute here, Larry.

As an LCS, the $ are the same, but the goodwill is not, nor is the long term business outcome.

Batgirl was sold out at my LCS within the first 2 minutes. It was crazy!! I was able to get 1 copy

 

I'm afraid to even cruise by....

 

unless you have a box, you may be out of luck buddy.

That's sexist.

>>I guess most buyers are jumping on the quick-flip band-wagon rather than looking for a good read.<<

 

Correct.

This is the CGC forums.

I'm here to talk modern speculation.

 

Traditionally good reads are discussed on fan forums.

I post about good reads on a ton of sites.

Post the good reads. Nothing wrong with fuelling meritocracy.

also, the comic market is known for doing plenty of spin-offs..I would LOVE to see a spin-off WD comic...

 

+1

 

im all for a "The Walking Dead New York" or "The Walking Dead West"

 

The Walking Dead England

Wayne Rooney would look better dead.

Tim, you seem to really get excited about a message board ... I don't think that's healthy. Don't be such a cry baby about things. If you don't like me or don't want to read my posts ignore me. It's not complicated. If you're not going to grow up, get lost.

 

As far as the Daryl goes, every legit critic of the show agrees that his character is the only unique, memorable character on the show. He's also the most popular character on the show. If you had any sense and wanted what's best for the industry, you would want him introduced in the comic or in his own comic because it would encourage more fans of the TV show to pick up comics. The great thing about this world is that everyone has different opinions, there like assh*les in that regard. I don't care about yours. Quit being obsessed with mine. It's weird.

 

I disagree with this. Maybe were just exposed to different crowds, but trust me, the VAST majority of "die-hard" Daryl fans aren't gonna go out and buy the comics if he's introduced in them. Do I know this for a fact? No. But I'm very sure of this notion.

 

Like I said before, he's a heart-throb. Spend a day on reddit's WD sub where there's over 70k active members, and every single Daryl post (and trust me, there's no shortage), are of teen girls Googling over him and saying "they'd stop watching the show if he got killed off". Outside of Reddit, you know who talks about Daryl the most at my job? The middle-aged mothers.

 

His character is great, and probably in my top 3 on the show, but he's just that, great for the show, not the comic.

 

Trust me, bringing him into the comic will not boost the comic book industry.

 

IDK ... I just sold $2k worth of Walking Dead comics to a middle aged mother named Fiona. It was very strange b/c we talked on the phone about what pressing was, where she can get her comics pressed before she slabbed the raw comics and how to get SS services. The Walking Dead has changed all the rules (stereotypes) for who's reading/buying comics.

I'm with Nico on this. All exposure is good exposure. Given that 12-15M watched the Season 3 opener, it would only take a small proportion of those people wanting to see further adventures with Daryl to help the comic market.

Larry, the sad part is that what you do for your customers is becoming the exception, not the rule. I think it is a result of more and more speculation, more and more people who got out of comics in the 90's returning to the industry and a product of the poor economy (some stores need to do that to keep there lights on). In reality, I probably shouldn't be upset about it either. I don't know how comic shops compete with DCBS for subscribers. My LCS gives its subscribers no discount and charges them for their copy of Previews magazine. This is off topic, but it didn't make sense to start a new thread since its not about the Walking Dead.

 

"Originally Posted By: LarrysComics

At NYCC, I sold 100 Batman #13's for $5 ea & 100 Batgirls for $15 ea BY noontime Saturday."

 

 

I guess these customers were just ripe for picking then

 

Nice selective post.

Lets call it a lie of omission, shall we?

 

You may not agree with my logic, BUT You missed this:

 

I figure online & conventions are fair game to charge whatever the market will bear & I order for all classes of my business.

 

No, you miss my point.

Are they not customers?

 

Why don't you ease your Larry hardon into some other space? (thumbs u

+1

The guy is already going over and above selling at cover in his store, probably to arbs like us who are flipping on eBay.

He doesn't need to play Santa Claus at a major convention.

It will be pretty funny in a few weeks when the same ole board members remind me what a terrible speculation play the Bat 13's were.

It's a good play for us and a great play for you.

Proof came to an end just as it seemed to be getting some buzz.

>>Given his past tweets, it's for the best he use other people's words<<

 

Ohhhh,

 

I KNOW which ONE of my 32,555 tweets you are referring to.

 

You have wounded me.

Well played Sir.

 

That was quick.

Off on a different tack, can you post a link to your latest newsletter? Haven't seen one for a while.

BTW, he really did bite my phrase and tweet it.

Given his past tweets, it's for the best he use other people's words.

>>Yo, Larry, why the sarcasm?<<

 

Yo, "500Club",

 

You seem bright enough to figure it out on your own.

 

( I posted a "slightly" insulting remark that challenges the interpreter to understand the negative emotional connotation )

 

Eh?

Carry on, then.

What is driving Batgirl 13? (I don't keep up with moderns that much, so please excuse my ignorance).

 

+1

Part of the 'Death of the Family' crossover.

 

Yes, and in a 'Bat' book that has less than half the print run of the main Bat books. Meaning that, a lot of people who don't regularly read it are going to want it as a part of the crossover.

I'd be shocked If you guys cant play your typical:

Cherry pick a lcs at cover price / solicit a FREE autograph at a show / pay a witness / slab fee & flip it for a few bucks on the internet, game.

 

THAT'S what you guys DO, right?

 

I'll keep my comments to you high rollers at "Walking Dead level potential " ONLY, going forward...

Yo, Larry, why the sarcasm?

What is driving Batgirl 13? (I don't keep up with moderns that much, so please excuse my ignorance).

 

+1

Part of the 'Death of the Family' crossover.

>Eh<

 

EVERY modern can't be Walking Dead #1.

 

If you enjoy speculating on moderns you can wait for aces or play with the hand you have.

 

I'm going to play with Batgirl #13 this week.

Also, being a store, you can play different hands.

Justice League 12 was probably a fantastic store/shelf seller. Books like this are not as good for arbitrage, though. I think people need to understand this when interpreting your picks.

Is this one. And the price was still wrong.

 

You're one of those guys who only does upper body work at the gym, eh, Jeff?

What's up with Batman #4?

 

from what I remember, it was a lower print run and a good chunk of them shipped kinda beat up or with a flaw of some sort. I'm sure someone here knows exactly.

 

you may be thinking of Nightwing #4

Both.

Batman 4 was slightly lower ordered, and showed up with bad spines.

Nightwing 4 was slightly lower ordered, and has a bit of a BOP 8 vibe going.

Off topic for a moment, but I wanna ask the people I interact with and enjoy the most on this message board, rather than being in the general comics section where I don't know anyone and feel like an outsider.

 

So in the CGC turnaround time thread in the comic restoration sub-forum, someone mentioned that you don't have to be a paid member to submit comics directly to CGC.

To my understanding, you can send books in directly, but your submission must be tied to an authorized dealer account.

I've sent in directly, with ComicLink as my intermediary, and been assigned a CGC account number with the prefix CL

Anyone have any predictions on the Marvel Now covers being worth anything?

 

look to new 52, will be very similar.

 

The rarest variants will be sought after for at least a year or so...

 

the lower print run titles that no one collects, if found to have critical acclaim, will spike

 

and the main series (probably Uncanny Avengers, and 1 or two others) will see strong demand.

 

my bets and

+

My shipping methods have evolved quite a bit.

 

You'll be happy.

 

Larry

 

I warned you about the postcard envelopes.

18K seems like the natural fit to me as well. Yet, Larry runs a store and thinks 30. That makes me think about how REVIVAL was 18K and retails couldnt get enough. If retailers are ordering more than REVIVAL, than maybe 30K is in fact in play?

Larry is better informed than most retailers, and hs also tends to be willing to order heavily on new titles. His guess will be biased to the high end.

Many retailers STILL haven't adjusted to the fact Image has been putting out great books over the past year.

I'll go with 18K.

Happy. selling above cover price,

 

Sold out at the Distributor level.

 

Very odd material.

 

Very odd is the specialite of Grant Morrison.

Limited series, though... more likely to be a short term pop.